School Pesticide Neighbor
Notification Definitions

Facility

Any school building used for instructional purposes and its
surrounding grounds; sites and other grounds used for playgrounds, athletics
and other instructional purposes; transportation facilities; and any administrative
offices.

Pesticide

The same as subdivision (35) of section 33-0101 of the Environmental Conservation
Law.

Relevant Facility

Any facility where the staff person receiving notification regularly works,
or where a child of the person in parental relation receiving notification
regularly receives instruction.

School

Any public school district, private or parochial school, or board of cooperative
educational services.

School pesticide representative

An employee of a public school district, private or parochial school, or
board of cooperative educational services (BOCES), who is designated to
act as a person to provide written notification, and from whom further information
may be obtained, concerning pesticide applications at such school district,
private or parochial school, or BOCES.

School Year

The period commencing on the first day of regular instruction and ending
on the last day of session.

Spring Recess

The vacation period following winter recess and prior to the end of the
school year.

Summer School

The period commencing on the first day of summer school instruction and
ending on the last day of the session.

Winter Recess

The vacation period on or about January 1.

Written Notification

A notice in writing that is provided directly to the student or staff;
or delivered to a receptacle designated for that student or staff; or mailed
to the student’s or staff’s last known home address; or delivered by any
other reasonable methods authorized by the Commissioner, including, but
not limited to, delivery by means of a school newsletter.